Enviromental Issues

Earth Jun 15, 2016 04:38 PM ET Cover Photo-Denis Burdin/Shutterstock
The last bastion of a sub-400 ppm world has officially fallen as carbon dioxide reached new heights in Antarctica.
We're officially living in a new world.
Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial...

By Andrew Freedman
Published: May 3rd, 2013 , Last Updated: May 2nd, 2013
The last time there was this much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere, modern humans didn't exist. Megatoothed sharks prowled the oceans, the world's seas were up to 100 feet higher than they...

By Dr. Mercola
The Chinese Loess Plateau regeneration project proves that in a mere decade, a community can transform a desert landscape into a lush, thriving landscape capable of producing abundant amounts of food
Floods, mudslides, droughts and famines are not inevitable. They’re the result...

By NATHANIEL RICHMAY 27, 2016
Cover Photo- Rob Bilott near Parkersburg, W.Va., in December. CreditBryan Schutmaat for The New York Times
Last week 5.2 million Americans learned that their drinking water is contaminated with man-made chemicals linked to cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a health advisory for two compounds: perfluorooctanoic...

By Damian Carrington
Monday 23 May 2016 11.00 EDT Last modified on Monday 23 May 2016 17.00 EDT
The planet would warm by searing 10C if all fossil fuels are burned, according to a new study, leaving some regions uninhabitable and wreaking profound damage on human health, food supplies...

19 May 2016: Analysis -As the world moves to slash CO2 emissions, the shipping and aviation sectors have managed to remain on the sidelines. But the pressure is now on these two major polluting industries to start controlling their emissions at last. by fred pearce/...

New report goes behind the headlines to examine some of the most worrying emerging environmental threats facing the world today, while offering ways to combat them
Nairobi, 20 May 2016 - From the worrying rise in zoonotic diseases around the world to an examination of how...

Published: May 18 2016 03:45 PM EDT By Sean Breslin
Consecutive disappointing monsoon seasons in India have left 330 million people in a deep drought, and officials plan to fight the dry conditions by taking unprecedented measures.
Water would be transferred from a slew of sources – including rivers...

Posted on May 17 2016 - 6:44pm by Sustainable Pulse
A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report “Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects” released today recommends pre-market safety assessments of GMOs, and it cites consumers’ social and economic choices as issues that policymakers...